
Hannes Alfvén
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Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (Swedish: [alˈveːn]; 30 May 1908 – 2 April 1995) was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). He described the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves. He was originally trained as an electrical power engineer and later moved to research and teaching in the fields of plasma physics and electrical engineering. Alfvén made many contributions to plasma physics, including
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Alfvén waves in the solar corona: resonance velocity, damping length, and charged particles acceleration by kinetic Alfvén waves
Tünde Fülöp and Per Helander win 2024 Hannes Alfvén Prize « Physics# « Cambridge Core Blog - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Prof. Pisin Chen Awarded 2023 European Physical Society Hannes Alfvén Prize - spotlight
The Source of the Aurora Borealis: Electrons Surfing on Alfvén Waves - Department of Energy (.gov)
FACULTY AWARD: Fisch wins Hannes Alfvén Prize for plasma physics contributions